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What is EMAS? In a nutshell, EMAS (eco-management and audit scheme) is a system for environmental management in the workplace. It incorporates tools for evaluating, reporting and improving environmental performance. The scheme, implemented by Regulation No 761/2001, includes the international environmental management standard ISO 14001, but is stricter. It requires a demonstration, through ...

What is EMAS? In a nutshell, EMAS (the eco-management and audit scheme) is a system for environmental management in the workplace. It incorporates tools for evaluating, reporting and improving environmental performance. The scheme, implemented by Regulation No 761/2001, includes the international environmental management standard ISO 14001. In addition, it requires a demonstration, through ...

Piraeus Bank is the first bank in Greece to have certified its Environmental Management System (EMS), in all its branches (359) and administration buildings (24), a total area of 187.831 m2, under ISO 14001:2004 and EMAS. EMAS integrates the management requirements of the widely acknowledged environmental management standard ISO 14001:2004. However, as a premium EMS, EMAS goes beyond the ISO ...

Standards for environmental management, such as EMAS and ISO 14001, aim to help organisations become more sustainable, but they have received little evaluation. A new Italian study is the first to quantitatively compare the impacts of these two standards. Its results suggest that EMAS’s stipulation that organisations must report their ongoing performance may bring sustained environmental ...

New research reveals which factors influence a company's decision to adopt EMAS - the European Eco-Management and Audit System, a scheme designed to improve corporate responsibility practices. According to the findings, larger, more financially stable companies and, intriguingly, those with smaller profit margins, are more likely to participate. EMAS was set up in 2001 to encourage companies in ...

Ladies and Gentlemen, The EMAS Awards – the European Commission's environmental awards – have been given out to private companies and public organisations for outstanding environmental achievements since 2005. This year’s EMAS Awards focus on the excellent work done by private and public organisations on “Eco-innovations improving environmental performance”. ...

The European Commission has long been at the political forefront of fighting global climate change. As an organisation with a large workforce, it also leads by example and makes a real difference. Building on the success of its pilot project launched in 2001, the European Commission has now decided to extend its environmental management system to all its activities and buildings in Brussels and ...

"It is a real pleasure to take part in this initiative and to contribute actively to cleaning up Europe! The action fits well with the fact that the European Commission actively implements EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) to improve its environmental performance and connect with stakeholders in the process. Through EMAS, the Commission has already decreased its waste generation per ...

Following the positive results of its third EMAS (eco-management and audit scheme) registration, the European Commission is now preparing to extend EMAS to the entire organisation from 2009. With this scheme, the Commission has in place a structured system for managing the environmental aspects of its activities, thus leading to improvements in several areas including increasing energy ...

The European Parliament Bureau has decided to put forward a strategic plan to reduce the institution's carbon 'footprint' by 30%, thus going beyond the EU undertaking to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20%. The Bureau welcomed an in-house study showing how the 30% reduction can be achieved, noting that Parliament's recent shift to the use of only 'green electricity' in its three places of work ...

Due to this week’s blizzard, EPA is extending the nomination period for the 2015 Environmental Merit Awards by one week. Nominations will now be accepted until Feb. 6, 2015. EPA’s annual New England Environmental Merit Awards recognize environmental achievements during the past year by individuals, businesses, governmental entities and other organizations. Awards are also given under ...

The European Commission will tonight present awards to EU companies and public authorities for outstanding achievements in environmental management. The annual European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) Awards celebrate and promote best practice in managing the environment. More than 6,200 sites are now registered under the scheme. This year, thirty-two organisations from 13 EU Member States ...

EPA is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Environmental Merit Awards, which will recognize environmental achievements during the past year. Award categories are available for individuals, businesses, state and local governments, and other organizations. Awards are also given under a lifetime achievement category. These regional awards have been given out annually since EPA was created in ...

With the current environmental report – validated and audited by an independent environmental consultant – we want to give an overview of the environmental protection activities at Diehl Metal Applications GmbH. Diehl Metal Applications (DMA) produces products at the locations in Berlin (plating technology) and Teltow (stamping and plastics technology), which are mainly ...

OHD is pleased to announce that the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Domestic Preparedness Mobile Training Unit has selected the OHD FitTester 3000 as the instrument to use for training respirator fit testing in the United States. The Center for Domestic Preparedness prepares response teams all over the U.S. to address public dangers dealing with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) ...

The European Commission has announced the winners of this year's European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme Awards. The six winning organisations showed excellence in respecting and safeguarding the environment, and in applying innovative solutions to improve their water management. The awards were handed out at a ceremony in Brussels last night. Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: ...

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced the nation’s first-ever regulations to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from medium and heavy-duty on-highway trucks and engines. The agencies’ work on today’s final rule began in earnest in May 2010 ...

Alex Guarachi, President of TGIC Importers, signed his name at the bottom of a $50,000 check and presented it to Music for Relief, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, to aid in the earthquake repair efforts in Chile. This, coupled with an initial donation made days after the February quake, brings the total amount donated to $100,000. This effort was made possible because consumers filled ...

Martin Wolf of Seventh Generation in Burlington, Vermont will be honored tomorrow in Boston’s Faneuil Hall as part of EPA’s annual Environmental Merit Awards for 2011. As director of product sustainability and authenticity at Seventh Generation in Burlington, Wolf brought lasting change to the cleansing products industry. He developed frameworks for environmental product design, while ...

The European Commission announced the winners of this year's European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme Awards in Hannover, Germany, last night. The six winning organisations were selected by an independent jury of environmental technology and eco-innovation experts. The winners all apply innovative solutions as a way of improving their environmental performance, demonstrating how important ...

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